diff --git a/gui.lua b/gui.lua
index fd6c40f..1b3e699 100644
--- a/gui.lua
+++ b/gui.lua
@@ -257,13 +257,19 @@ function mail.show_message(name, msgnumber)
 	local message = messages[msgnumber]
 	local formspec = [[
 			size[8,9]
-			button[7.25,0;0.75,0.5;back;X]
-			label[0,0;From: %s]
-			label[0,0.4;To: %s]
-			label[0,0.8;CC: %s]
-			label[4,0;Date: %s]
-			label[0,1.3;Subject: %s]
-			textarea[0.25,1.8;8,7.8;;;%s]
+
+			box[0,0;7,1.9;#466432]
+
+			button[7.25,0.15;0.75,0.5;back;X]
+
+			label[0.2,0.1;From: %s]
+			label[0.2,0.5;To: %s]
+			label[0.2,0.9;CC: %s]
+			label[0.2,1.3;Date: %s]
+
+			label[0,2.1;Subject: %s]
+			textarea[0.25,2.6;8,7.0;;;%s]
+
 			button[0,8.5;2,1;reply;Reply]
 			button[2,8.5;2,1;replyall;Reply All]
 			button[4,8.5;2,1;forward;Forward]